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3 February 2023 | 14 replies
agree, in an expensive place where land is scarce like Hawaii, renting is burning money.
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28 February 2023 | 12 replies
However if you're currently burning through your savings to cover personal overhead then get a job yesterday.Good luck!
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28 February 2023 | 3 replies
However, I have a burning desire to gain experience, work with/for current professionals, and begin this journey.
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20 June 2020 | 15 replies
I had real concerns about burning through my (not insignificant) reserves if we had long term rent loss or the space go dark and had to re-lease it in this market.
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28 February 2023 | 4 replies
Having a burning urge to succeed (financial freedom) not necessarily for yourself but to take responsibility in making other peoples life better and meaningful.
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28 June 2016 | 4 replies
@David Burns I prefer a wholesaler to craigslist, so I'll also be connecting with @Uriah D.
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22 February 2023 | 1 reply
A few of years ago a rental, that had previously been our primary home, burned.
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4 June 2017 | 9 replies
We don't need to own 200+ doors, just 15-20 paid off ones.I think many investors here who are just burning and churning are susceptible to losing it all if we get a downturn.
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5 March 2019 | 70 replies
I have heard that they can't even give most of the property away for free, that they would be better off being burned down.
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17 February 2023 | 22 replies
You’ll need to have some cash to float the property’s cash burn during that transitional period.3.)